How do I pass a Unemployment phone interview because i'm going back to school?

Question

I just got out the military in May and applied for unemployment & started receiving benefits.

Now i've started going full time to college & i received a call from the people over at the unemployment office saying that they are going to contact me next week for a interview.

I was wondering what kind of questions they are going to ask me ? & since i'm going to college, would they try and decrease my benefits?

Answer 1

Your benefits will more than likely end if you are going to school. In order to get unemployment you have to be available for work.  

Answer 2

You are young. WHY are you collecting unemployment? You know there s a way you can work AND go to school at the same time. Many Many people do it.

Answer 3

Full-time students are not eligible for unemployment benefits.  If you did not report that you started school, you are in big trouble.

Answer 4

The point of the interview is to try and decipher whether you are able and willing to look for employment.  They will take away your benefits or reduce them if you are not able to search for work and if you are not able to accept a job b/c school will interfere with it.  Unemployment is suppose to bridge the gap between jobs and they feel it's abusive if you are just using the money to get by while you are doing something else.  

Sucks b/c school is a wonderful thing that will guarantee you a great job.  

Thanks for serving our country.  Good luck!  

Answer 5

They won't take away your benefits because you are entitled to it. The unemployment office know how hard it is for someone to find a job just getting out the military. I was getting $256 a week from unemployment plus $1,034 a month from the G.I. bill. Plus,your G.I. Bill is not taxable so you don't have to show it as income